Practical, competency-led education for the professionals who source, manufacture, import, move and distribute food across borders.
CIFT is a proposed professional certification currently in development.
Designed around the responsibilities that food trade professionals face every day—not just theory or passive video lessons.
Develop knowledge of food regulations, supplier assurance, customs, logistics, commercial economics and wholesale distribution.
Work through realistic food import cases, identify risks, examine documents and defend your operational choices.
Work toward a proposed professional credential built on knowledge, applied competence and independent assessment.
Manufacturers, exporters, U.S. importers, customs and logistics specialists, compliance teams and food distributors need a common understanding of how compliant, profitable shipments actually work.
Initial specialization: U.S. food import and export practice, with an Africa–North America trade focus.
Try a sample decision involving a U.S. food import compliance exception.
Explore the proposed Certified International Food Trade Professional pathway, beginning with a specialization in U.S. food trade practice.
Programme in developmentCIFT is designed for food manufacturers, exporters, importers, regulatory and customs teams, freight professionals, and wholesale distributors. It combines regulatory knowledge with commercial judgment and practical trade execution.
Food safety, manufacturer readiness, traceability, specifications, packaging and labeling.
FDA obligations, FSVP, prior notice, product-specific requirements and regulatory risk.
Classification, documents, Incoterms, freight, customs and shipment controls.
Sourcing, landed costs, pricing, profitability, financing and container planning.
Buyer specifications, channels, inventory performance, sales and reorders.
Courses, guides, regulatory examples, assignments and knowledge checks.
Multi-step trade cases from product readiness through shipment and distribution.
A planned combination of examination, applied trade case and professional judgment evaluation.
A preview of the Academy learner portal. Secure sign-in, real enrolments and persistent progress tracking are planned for a later release.
Review a simulated Cameroon-to-USA shipment and determine the right action when a product label is missing critical allergen information.
This dashboard is illustrative. No learner data is stored or credentials issued.
Scenario-based training designed to test judgment, not just memorization. Try this sample U.S. food import compliance case.
Sample case 001 / Training modeA Cameroon manufacturer is preparing packaged groundnut snacks for a U.S. importer. The product's ingredient documentation identifies peanuts, but the proposed U.S. retail label does not include the required allergen declaration. The shipment has not departed.